| groups of workers who ban together to have a better chance to obtain higher pay and better working conditions | | |
| this means a worker had to belong to the union in order to be hired bya company | | |
| companies may hire nonunion workers, but those workers must join the union once they begin working | | |
| a law that prevents unions from forcing workers to join | | |
| workers do not have to join the union after they are hired but they can choose to do so | | |
| officials from the union and from the company meet to discuss the terms of the workers' new contract | | |
| bringing in a third party who tries to help two parties reach agreement | | |
| in this situation, a third party listens to both sides and then decides how to settle the disagreement | | |
| when all workers in the union refuse to go to work; often they picket the business | | |
| the company blocks workers from entering its buildings until they agree to accept its contract terms | | |
| releasing important financial information regularly | | |
| treating employees differently on the basis of race, religion, color, gender , or age | | |
| the obligation a business has to pursue goals that benefit society as well as themselves | | |